New rift herald and towers
I just watched the mid season update video from leagues youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fl2Wg5rkew&t=117s While most of the updates i cant accurately judge until release when we see them in action, the one thing that stood out to me was the new rift herald and its new power. You use it in lane and it charges into the turret and with one swing it takes out what looks like to be 75% hp from the turret while still having its weak point (its eye) still available to hit from its backside.
Now in the video there was no one defending the turret so i cant tell if it just blindly charges in when no is around or if it does that regardless but, that amount of damage done to the tower is not ok. Kill your laner activate herald charge into tower-win lane. With the towers being in the sorry state there in now, being destroyed within 1-3 minion waves with there lane champ along side and having tanky champs being able to tank roughly 6-8 shots on average from them, they just seem like a shell of its former self.
Now attacking the rift herald while your enemy laner is still there, is just somthing that wont be possible on your own especially if your behind. Say im top lane vs a darius, riven or renekton ect, I need to get behind the herald just to do good damage to it and while im doing that, you think my opposing laner is just going to sit there and let me do that? No. If I even try and do that, the darius or what ever champ your up against will just unload on you. So you have one of three options when facing a rift herald, 1: Ignore it focus on your laner while it takes most of your tower. 2: Take out the rift herald, but die to your laner in the process. 3: Hope your jungler will come to your rescue.
Now im not saying having the rift herald shouldn't be rewarding, but from the video; it just looks like an auto win for your lane. Hell even old rift herald was almost a auto win for your lane if you were not behind. In my opinion, it should be a tankier tibbers or daisy and do regular respectful aa damage to tower.
Or you can you know...buff the towers but i guess tweaking some numbers is asking for too much.
Edit: A kind soul has linked more info about rift herald that i didnt know about when making this post.https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/GEjrxZv5-psa-vs-new-rift-herald-in-lane
"/all wtf jungler no gank gg open mid"
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